Who is that man who, in spite of his fumbling Oriental cloak and heavy turban, was destined to play the most important role in the last century of Islamic history? Who is that villager who opened wide his mind and eyes to what was taking place not only in Egypt or the other Arab and Muslim countries but also in Europe and America, not only with respect to political and historical developments but with respect to intellectual and scholarly trends as well? [...]

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